Teodoro Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's iron-fisted ruler

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo speaks after casting his ballot at the polling station of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malabo during Equatorial Guinea's presidential, legislative and municipal elections on November 20, 2022.

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What you need to know:

  • Obiang, 80, who seized power in a 1979 coup, is the longest-ruling head of state in the world excluding monarchs.